Asked which celebrity he would like to see go ‘Gangnam Style,’ the singer PSY told the journalists : Richard Linklater. Since then, the 57-year-old director is said to have been secretly practising Gangnam Style dance. For weeks.

American news reported earlier this year that PSY (the South Korean rapper behind YouTube’s most-viewed video) chuckled at the thought of Richard Linklater hopping around the dance floor, doing his famous horse-riding, ‘Gangnam Style’ dance.

A call that did not fall on deaf ears...

Director to practice ‘Gangnam Style’ dance steps several hours a day

An insider recently admitted that the director best known for Boyhood or Dazed and Confused has been secretly practising Gangnam Style for the past couple of weeks. “Richard Linklater spent hours working on his dance moves out on the balcony every night, riding an imaginary horse. I have never seen him so dedicated about something before,” said a source close to the director.

Petition's goal: ‘Get Richard Linklater to dance live on TV’

Some fans recently launched an online petition to see Richard Linklater performing ‘Gangnam Style’ live on American national television.